Did Nero really say 'I will make the sun shine brighter.'?

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I will make the sun shine brighter.

— Nero Contemporary · Roman Emperor, fiddled while Rome burned

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"I have found a way to make the world happy."

"I have never done anything wrong."

"I will kill my wife."

"The Greeks alone are worthy of my genius."

"I am a god among men."

Reported by Tacitus, as an absurd boast of power.

Date: c. 54-68 AD

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